Meeting Review - Hearing Loss Prevention Seminar - Thursday Sept. 14, 2017

3M Corporation presented their Hearing Loss Prevention Seminar on Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg.  The Presenters included Mr. Ted Madison (AIHA Noise Committee member) and Mr. Cliff Frey, CIH.  There were approximately 55 people attending, including 16 Members of the Pittsburgh Section.  The Pittsburgh Section and the Western Pennsylvania ASSE were sponsors, as well as our Section Corporate Sponsor Premier Safety and Service.

Topics discussed included:

• Hearing Loss Prevention – The Big Picture
• Health Effects Related to Noise Exposure
• Noise Exposure Monitoring Strategies
• Using Noise Exposure Data to drive program improvement
• How Hearing Protection Devices work
• Communicating in Noise with Hearing Protectors
• Worker Training and Motivation

​Our members attending were:

• Larry Balint - Erie Insurance Group
• John Bell - Kinder Morgan, Inc.
• Darrick Bertig - FirstEnergy Corporation 
• Thomas Blank - BWSR, LLC
• Chuck Brehm - Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
• Pat Carfagna - Consol Energy
• Joe Damiano
• Scott Ecoff - Covestro, LLC
• Fred Elbel - NNL Bettis Lab
• Dan Flanagan - Port Authority of Allegheny County
• Chris Griffith - University of Pgh. Medical Center
• Robert Haushalter - Duquesne University
• Dennis Kelly - Energy Transfer Partners
• Stan Liang - Tetra Tech
• Matt Manna - PPG Industries, Inc.
• Mike McEllhinny - Colden Corporation
• Steve McGough
• Dr. Frank Pokrywka - University of Pittsburgh
• Bernie Sersevic - Bettis Power Laboratory

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Submitted by Dennis Kelly, Pittsburgh AIHA Past President